CO PY RIGHT A ND FA I R

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 COPYRIGHT VS. FAIR USE
SIMPLE
Copyright
Laws to protect the original
creative works in text, music,
and artistic work.
Fair Use
A doctrine allowing the use of
copyrighted materials for
certain purposes without
permission.
 WHAT IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED?
• Poetry • Sculptures
• Literary works • Motion pictures
• Sheet music • Videos
• Plays • Sound recordings
• Choreography • Architectural Designs
• Paintings • Drawings
• Graphics • Buildings
• Photos • Computer Programs
• Images • Video Games
 WHAT IMAGES CAN I USE?
• Single works in their entirety
– No more than five images by a single artist or photographer
• Collections
– No more than 15 images or 10 percent whichever is less
• Older Illustrations
– May be public domain
– May be part of a copyright collection
• Internet images
– Can be downloaded for student projects and teacher lessons
 CAN I USE THIS IMAGE?
• Is the image your original creation?
– Created by you or captured by you on your camera

• Do you plan to use the image for purposes of criticism, comment, news
reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research?

• Can you obtain permission from the image’s original source?

• Is the image part of the public domain or protected by Creative Commons

agreement?

• Did you purchase the image from the original source?

HOW TO SEARCH FOR IMAGES?
• Creative Commons Licensing – images you can use and build upon depending
on the terms of the owner

• If you use a Google Search, you can filter your results.

– Choose an Advanced Search
– Change Usage Rights to filter based on how your will use
Creative Commons Licensing Image - https://pixabay.com/photo-783531/
SCENARIO 1

Students are assigned a project to find real world tessellations to share with the
class. The students take digital pictures using their own devices of images at
their home. These are permissible to post online to the class web page.

True False

True. The students may use the image. The students captured the photo for the
use of educational purposes and with their own devices.
SCENARIO 2

A student creates and gives a presentation that includes images downloaded

from the internet. The student provides the citation for each of the images
including the title, author, source, and license. The student can use the images.

True False

True. This would be considered fair use for classroom use of copyright
materials. The student can use the images and display the images within their
own educational presentation.
 SCENARIO 3
A student has prepared a presentation to showcase their understanding of a
standard using technology. The presentation includes images and a short video
clip. The student’s presentation is chosen to showcase their work at the local
technology fair. The student did not get permission to use the images or the
video but has included the information on their resource page. The student will
need to remove the images and video.

True False

False. This would be considered fair use for classroom use of copyright
materials. The student can use the images and video within their own
educational presentation.
RESOURCES

• Butler, R. P. . rbutler6@niu. ed. (2016). Copyright Basics & Review. Knowledge Quest, 45(2), 8–17.
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• United States Copyright Office. (1976). Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers [PDF file].
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